French corvette Aconit
Flower-class corvette
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Aconit was one of the nine Flower-class corvettes lent by the Royal Navy to the Free French Naval Forces. During World War II, she escorted 116 convoys, spending 728 days at sea. She was awarded the Croix de la Libération and the Croix de Guerre... Wikipedia
Builder: Ailsa Shipbuilding Company
Launched: March 31, 1941
Length: 206′
Draft: 8.858′
Beam: 30′
Construction started: March 25, 1940